Lord of the Dance

CH: Dance, then, wherever you may be
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he,
And I'll lead you all whereever you may be,
And I'll lead you all in a life that's free.

1. I danced in the morning when the earth was begun;
And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun;
I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth;
At Bethlehem I had my birth.



2. I danced for the scribes and the Pharisees,
But they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me.
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John;
They came with me and the Dance went on.

3. I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame.
The Holy people said it was a shame.
They whipped and they stripped and they hung me high;
They left me there on a cross to die.

4. I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black;
Its hard to dance with the world on your back.
They buried my body and they thought I'd gone.
But I am the dance and I still gon on.

5. They cut me down, and I leaped up high,
For I am the lfe that will never, never die.
I'll live in you if you'll live in me,
For I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.